Rail splice



Feb. 7, 1933. 4 Q 1,896,964

RAIL SPLICE Filed May 9, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l 61.12 Jz'raif,

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Feb. 7, 1933. c, A UND 1,896,964

RAIL SPLICE Filed May 9, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 7, 1933 UNITED STATES P T 'QFF CARL AMEL LIND, OF ALTONA, ILLINOIS nAILsrLIcE r I Y Application filed May 9, 1930. Serial no. 451,121.,

My present invention has reference to a rail joint construction, and my primary object is the provision of a joint which will provide a substantially continuous tread surface throughout the length of the joint.

A further object is the provision of a rail and secured upon the supporting ties in such manner as to entirely overcome the liability of the sinking vertical and tilting movement of the rails at the joint thereof.

To the attainment of the foregoing and many other objects which will present themselves the invention also consists in certain other novel features of construction, combination and operative association of parts, one satisfactory embodiment of which is disclosed by the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of two rails connected in ac'cordancewith this invention.

Figure 2 is a'transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a similar sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Figure 4.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view approximately on the line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective view looking toward the inner face of one of the rail ends.

Figure 6 is a similar view of the bond plate.

Figure 7 is a transverse sectional view therethrough.

the opposite faces of the rails 1, from the Figure 8 is a plan view of one of the rail ends thereof are cutangularly-to provide contact1ng faces2; To accomplish this the rails adjacent their 'said ends have their -vveb's thickened; .7 r y,

The confronting faces of the'rails areldesigned for snug contactand thesaid angle confronting faces are provided with longitudinal grooves 3that aifordpockets for bond plates 5. The plates '5, at suitable pointsare provided with oppositely bulged portions 6 to form firm contact with the'walls of the pockets 8, and while the length of the plate 5 greater'than that ofthe pockets :3 the width thereof equals the width of-"th'e said I pockets and the thickness of theplates 313- 1 proximately equalling the depth of one of the pockets. The pockets are straight throughout. 'The plates are'provided with elongated openings? which aline with similar openings 8 in the endsiof therails, and through these openings there are passed the usual se'curingbolts "10 which are engaged by nuts 11. In the'present' instance the nuts have "their'in'ner faces contacted with the,

"tangentially ribbed central portions 12 of "arched spring washers13,'but' these washers v are not secured onthe'bolts until after angle fish plates 14 are arranged ing'the fishing spaces on the outer faces of the rails, Other 7 "bolts than-those which pass through the 'con fronting faces of the'railspass through the 7 vertical flanges of the fish plates and through the thickened portions 16 of the rails. These bolts, indicated by the numeral 17, have their P nuts contacting 'with arched spring washers 18 similar to the washers 13.. The washers 13 and 18 will effectively prevent the nuts from unscrewing on'the bolts, and the fish nents 21 adjacent to their endsproviding the same with inner shoulders 22,and the i said enlarged portions 21, in a line with the V shoulders 22 are provided with spike openings 23 and with outer spike openings 24. Spikes 25, respectively, pass through the openings and enter the ties '19. Thecentral spikes contact with the outer edge of the base flanges 26 of the fish plates lt, while the heads of the outer spikes 25 overlie and if 7 desired are received in notches or depressions .27 on the edges of the said horizontal flanges 26 of the fish plates. I a I I With my improvement it'will be apparent that the rails cannot sink into the ties, that the joint is prevented from either-upward or downward vertical movement; that the joint is supported to prevent the tilting of the rails and that the heads of the rails afford a smooth tread surface throughout the length of the joint. .It is thought .that'the foregoing when read in connection with the accompanying drawings willfully set forth the construction and advantages of the device without further detailed description. 7 1' Havingv describedjthe invention, 1 claim:

electric bond for jointed railwayrails andiwhich rails have their opposite? sides cut angularly and arranged in contacting engagement; and the confronting faces thereof I 1 being grooved longitudinally and the said 7 ends of the rails being provided with openings for the reception of bolts,said bond comprising asubstantially rectangular thin plate of electricconductivity of a length-to be received in the grooves and to have its ends bent over the ends ofthe rails at the joint thereof, said plate having elongated .bolt

openingsto receive the 'securingbolts therethrough and having oppositely disposed out- V wardly bulged portions above and below the bolt openingstherein and likewise having a central outwardly bulged portion which is I projected fromthe plate in an opposite direcv.

7 tion from the first-named bulged portions and the outer Walls afforded by the said i I bulged portion contacting 'with' the walls provide'dby the grooves and designed to be flattened or compressed thereagainst when i the nuts for the securing bolts are screwed home.

In testimony whereof "I affixmy signature.

CARL AMEL LIND. 

